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4.0
[794]
A Drop fell on the Apple Tree –
Another – on the Roof –
A Half a Dozen kissed the Eaves –
And made the Gables laugh -
A few went out to help the Brook
That went to help the Sea –
Myself Conjectured were they Pearls –
What Necklaces could be –
The Dust replaced, in Hoisted Roads –
The Birds jocoser sung –
The Sunshine threw his Hat away –
The Bushes – spangles flung –
The Breezes brought dejected Lutes –
And bathed them in the Glee –
The Orient showed a single Flag,
And signed the fête away –
[898]
How happy I was if I could forget
To remember how sad I am
(…)
[1212]
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
A Drop fell on the Apple Tree –
Another – on the Roof –
A Half a Dozen kissed the Eaves –
And made the Gables laugh -
A few went out to help the Brook
That went to help the Sea –
Myself Conjectured were they Pearls –
What Necklaces could be –
The Dust replaced, in Hoisted Roads –
The Birds jocoser sung –
The Sunshine threw his Hat away –
The Bushes – spangles flung –
The Breezes brought dejected Lutes –
And bathed them in the Glee –
The Orient showed a single Flag,
And signed the fête away –
[898]
How happy I was if I could forget
To remember how sad I am
(…)
[1212]
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
abbienordstrom's review
I don’t typically read poetry collections straight through, as I prefer to focus on one poem at a time so I can really sit with it. However, this was a really interesting way to approach poetry with an emphasis more on the poet rather than on a single poem. I’ll definitely be trying this more holistic approach again with other poetry collections!
jayshay's review
4.0
Short. Sharp. Jagged Poems. Some halt on a knife's edge. Some bits found lodging on this go round.
"...this smart Misery"
"You left me Boundaries of Pain."
"...Who of Little Love - know how to starve."
"Parting is all we know of heaven / And all we need of hell."
"...this smart Misery"
"You left me Boundaries of Pain."
"...Who of Little Love - know how to starve."
"Parting is all we know of heaven / And all we need of hell."
tristaylor0528's review
5.0
pretty sure Emily Dickinson just gave me an uppercut punch to me my soul with her poetry. how lovely of an experience it was to read! her rhythm, her rhyme, her lyrically written beauty is all splendid and I think I’m in love with every word that lie in this collection...
i am keeping this book close to me at all times because this poet is being kept close to my heart. it’s just so amazing how she personifies many elements like death. she acts like it is a living being rather than a natural occurrence and she does it with stride. In one poem she wrote-
Today or this noon
she dwelt so close
I almost touched her—
tonight she lies
past neighborhood
and bough and steeple,
now passed surmise.
I love how she acts in a majority of her poems about death or resurrection as if they were actual personified things. another thing was how she wrote poetry about words and poetry. all of them were simply divine but here’s just another one of my quick favorites...
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
She also personifies here, but even in her poems that live to tell the tell about poetry and writing without personification, are just as beautifully written.
i am keeping this book close to me at all times because this poet is being kept close to my heart. it’s just so amazing how she personifies many elements like death. she acts like it is a living being rather than a natural occurrence and she does it with stride. In one poem she wrote-
Today or this noon
she dwelt so close
I almost touched her—
tonight she lies
past neighborhood
and bough and steeple,
now passed surmise.
I love how she acts in a majority of her poems about death or resurrection as if they were actual personified things. another thing was how she wrote poetry about words and poetry. all of them were simply divine but here’s just another one of my quick favorites...
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
She also personifies here, but even in her poems that live to tell the tell about poetry and writing without personification, are just as beautifully written.
kamiga's review
3.0
2.5⭐️
I started reading this after watching the show “Dickinson” which I absolutely loved. I’m not a huge poetry person but the dark themes in Emily’s writing drew me in. I also found the glimpse into 19th century New England to be interesting.
95.
I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you - Nobody - Too?
Then there’s a pair of us?
Don’t tell! they’d advertise- you know!
How dreary - to be - Somebody!
How public - like a Frog -
To tell ones name - the livelong June -
To an admiring Bog!
She even referenced Charlotte Brontë which was a nice surprise. It’s crazy to imagine the Brontës and Emily alive at the same time but living across the world from each other.
53.
All overgrown by cunning moss,
All interspersed with weed,
The little cafe of “Currer Bell”
In quiet “Haworth” laid.
Gathered from many wanderings-
Gethsemane can tell
Thro’ what transporting anguish
She reached the Asphodel!
Soft fall the sounds of Eden
Upon her puzzled ear-
Oh what an afternoon for Heaven,
When “Brontë” entered there!
I started reading this after watching the show “Dickinson” which I absolutely loved. I’m not a huge poetry person but the dark themes in Emily’s writing drew me in. I also found the glimpse into 19th century New England to be interesting.
95.
I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you - Nobody - Too?
Then there’s a pair of us?
Don’t tell! they’d advertise- you know!
How dreary - to be - Somebody!
How public - like a Frog -
To tell ones name - the livelong June -
To an admiring Bog!
She even referenced Charlotte Brontë which was a nice surprise. It’s crazy to imagine the Brontës and Emily alive at the same time but living across the world from each other.
53.
All overgrown by cunning moss,
All interspersed with weed,
The little cafe of “Currer Bell”
In quiet “Haworth” laid.
Gathered from many wanderings-
Gethsemane can tell
Thro’ what transporting anguish
She reached the Asphodel!
Soft fall the sounds of Eden
Upon her puzzled ear-
Oh what an afternoon for Heaven,
When “Brontë” entered there!
hayley_loves_books's review
4.0
I find poetry so hard to rate as it is very much personal taste. I don’t read a lot of poetry but the fact that I bought this edition and have previously owned a poetry book by Emily Dickinson speaks volumes.
I first discovered Emily Dickinson in high school and instantly feel in love with the poem Because I could not stop for death - He kindly stopped for me. 27 years later and it still one of my favourite poems.
I first discovered Emily Dickinson in high school and instantly feel in love with the poem Because I could not stop for death - He kindly stopped for me. 27 years later and it still one of my favourite poems.
kelrosa's review
5.0
I’ve always been a fan of Dickinson’s poetry, and this collection is the perfect book to dip in and out of. Her poetry is so visceral and transcends time period. They definitely leave me thinking about them for days with such accurate depictions of the human condition. She’s such an inspiration and is teaching me a lot about my own poetry. All my homies love Emily Dickinson.
- recommended by Sara and Chris <3
- recommended by Sara and Chris <3
ginnygriggs's review
3.0
Not the style I connect with most naturally, but there are some good ones in here.
bethifer's review
3.0
Emily Dickinson is one of my absolute favorite poets. Just a gorgeous and vivid voice. So why the three stars? Because this collection is lacking. There are too many glaring omissions and the organization is irritating.
I'm a fan of the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets collections in general, but this one is disappointing.
I'm a fan of the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets collections in general, but this one is disappointing.